Forgive me if this topic's been brought up before, but I didn't find anything via search and I went through the wiki articles. I just wanted to get these things straight-

Handguns-
Completely legal to possess and use magazines holding more than 10 rounds if possessed prior to January 1, 2000 in the state of California.

Rifles-
Completely legal to possess ONLY (no usage allowed) if possessed prior to January 1, 2000 any magazines holding more than 10 rounds.

safewaysecurity

02-18-2012, 3:57 PM

You need to read it again then. There is a lot wrong with your assessment. It's legal to own high cap magazines no matter what year they are from. It's legal to use them in rifles but not in semi-auto rifles that have a permanently attached magazine AKA bullet buttond rifles greater than .22.

Merc1138

02-18-2012, 4:05 PM

If you read the wiki articles, where are you reading "possessed prior to 1/1/2000"? Read again, and go read the actual penal code.

GrizzlyGuy

02-18-2012, 4:16 PM

Both are legal to possess and use, although there are some use restrictions regarding certain types of rifles firearms (http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/index.php/FAQ#Use_of_large-capacity_magazines_in_.22Bullet_Buttoned.22_firear ms). Start here to learn all you need to know about large capacity magazines: Magazine Questions (http://wiki.calgunsfoundation.org/index.php/FAQ#Magazine_Questions)

CSACANNONEER

02-18-2012, 4:20 PM

I use +10 round mags in rifles all the time. There is only one small group of rifles where use of a +10 round mag would be violating AW laws. Of course, the same is true when it comes to handguns. In other words, +10 round mags are legal to use in all firearms except semi auto handguns with fixed mags and semi auti centerfire rifles with fixed mags.